Americanos (Lindoro)
An engaging album of mostly unfamiliar music, well played and recorded [GPu]
Sæverud & Toch: Symphonies (Antal Doráti Society)
New symphonies from the 1950s, live in Minneapolis in Doráti-led performances [JW]
Rameau: Castor et Pollux (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A good place to start if you do not know Rameau’s fascinating operas [RH]
Medtner: Goethe Lieder (Chandos)
(Déjà Review) Works of the most eloquent melodic and lyric faculty superbly presented [RB]
Dvořák & Price: Piano Quintets (Hyperion)
Winning performances [LW]
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius (Ondine)
Much to admire but this is not a performance to challenge the leading recommendations [JQ]
Ukraine – A piano portrait (SOMM Recordings)
A heartfelt portrait of a nation in vivid pianistic colours [PH]
Aumann: Missa Solemnis (Accent)
Gunar Letzbor is an enthusiastic advocate of Aumann’s music [JV]
Chronicles for solo violin (Delphian)
Rare solo violin works given a fine outing here [JW]
Martucci: Piano Works (Naxos)
Some attractive miniatures amongst Martucci’s largely unrecorded piano music [RCh]
Mendelssohn: Complete Piano Trios (MDG)
(Déjà Review) The enjoyment of lovely music in lovely performances [TH]
Hummel: Missa Solemnis, Te Deum (Naxos)
(Déjà Review) A superbly performed release of wonderful music that deserves to be heard [MC]
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op 2 (Challenge Classics)
Prosseda amply demonstrates the surprising distinctiveness of these early Beethoven piano sonatas [MG]
Bruckner: Symphony 8 (Profil)
Gerd Schaller is determined to exploit the mighty instrument’s full potential to maximum effect [RMo]
Demantius: Johannes-Passion (cpo)
A superb performance of a 17th century German Passion [JV]
Hough: Piano Concerto (Hyperion)
A tempting disc but a very short runtime [PH]
JS Bach: Magnificat (Antal Doráti Society)
A rare slice of Doráti’s Bach from French sources [JW]
Fauré: Masques et bergamasques, Thème et variations (Naxos)
A well planned and superbly performed addition to Fauré’s discography [JF]
Holst: Orchestral Works (Lyrita)
Some remarkable finds here [CC]
Britten: Cello Suites (Apex)
Butt has the music’s measure, supported by an always assured technique [TB]
Cello Concertos from the Netherlands (Brilliant Classics)
Top quality soloists promote the cello in compact Dutch concerto works [JW]
Rachmaninov: Orchestral Works (Linn)
Some very fine performances here [EJW]
Lully: Alceste (Château de Versailles Spectacles)
Relive the Golden Age of the Tragédie lyrique in a performance of insight and conviction [PH]
Liszt: Piano Works on Hungarian Themes (Naxos)
Wonderfully assured, atmospheric and musical playing of rarely recorded Liszt [JWe]
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